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Puzzleteil

puzzle piece

noun PUZ-el-tyl Rare
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Origin: from English 'puzzle'

Also means

jigsaw piece

Usage Note

Puzzleteil is a single interlocking piece of a jigsaw puzzle (Puzzle or Puzzlespiel). Germans love puzzles: 1000-Teile-Puzzle (1000-piece puzzle) is a standard leisure item. The word is also used figuratively for a missing piece of information.

Examples

"Am Ende fehlte genau ein Puzzleteil, das unter dem Sofa lag."

Natural Translation

In the end exactly one puzzle piece was missing, which lay under the sofa.

Literal Translation

At-the end was missing exactly one puzzle-piece, which under the sofa lay.

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